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ombrellino

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[om-bruh-lee-noh] / ˌɒm brəˈli noʊ /

noun

Western Church.
  • ombrellinos
    plural

  1. the white silk canopy held over the Eucharist while transferring it from one place to another, especially from the main altar to a side altar.

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Etymology

Origin of ombrellino

1840–50; < Italian: literally, parasol, sunshade

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The Blessed Sacrament was now to be carried round the lines of the sick, beneath an ombrellino.

From Lourdes by Robert Hugh Benson

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